dont drop your monitor. (help please)

[four4875]

this monitor i got (17 incher) for 40 bux has 1 problem. it was dropped and it's focus is way outta whack. i tried refocusing inside it, but the vertical is all the way over, in the direction it needs to go. so i have this monitor that is blurred like mad in the middle. and ok on the outsides. anyone know alot about CRTs? :-D what are the spinny adjusters on the tube itselfe? could i maybe fix it with them? thanks!

[Bobby]

four... um... careful what you touch inside that monitor. There are some capacitors that still hold a charge and can kill (yes, kill) you.

Bring it to a repair shop or get a new one. Is it really worth $100-$150 to risk your life? Last I heard, bodies are backordered forever...

-Bobby

[repo man11]

Bobby's advice is sound.

If you still want to fool with it, this site has some good information.
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/monfaq.htm

Read the safety section especially!

[four4875]

i've already hit a charged flyback transformer in a monitor.. hurt... lol i know what i can touck. im just not familiar with CRT tubes, and how they are adjusted (other than on the flyback transformer)